Sport Leadership Grants for Women

Sports leadership grants are available to aid athletes in pursing athletic and career dreams. These grants offer academic, athletic and facility grants to benefit individuals as well as various organizations, foundations and institutes to promote sports and health. There are also specific sports leadership grants designated solely to benefit women in achieving goals and dreams, either through participating in sports or studying to pursue a career in the field of athletics.

  1. Dorothy Harris Endowed Scholarship

    • One grant option available for female graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited Master’s degree college program and pursuing educational degrees in physical education, sports psychology, sports sociology, kinesiology or sports management is the Dorothy Harris Endowed Scholarship. This is a yearly grant in the amount of $1,500 and is awarded to one individual per year. The purpose of this grant is to give women the opportunity to pursue careers in health or sports and to promote other females to engage in physical activities. Applications for this scholarship must be received by December 31st of each year.

      Women's Sports Foundation

      Eisenhower Park

      East Meadow, NY 11554

      1-800-227-3988

      grantsforwomen.org

    Women’s Sports Foundation Grant

    • With the support of Michelle Obama and the President’s Council, the Women’s Sports Foundation provides grants to sports programs that provide sports opportunities to women athletes. These grants are intended to aid low-income female athletes in achieving sports dreams by awarding community organizations financial assistance to provide under-served females ages 8-18 the opportunity to get involved in sports. The grants can be awarded to assist in developing facilities, purchasing equipment or hiring staff to educate underprivileged females. Over $1,000,000 was awarded by this foundation in 2008 alone.

      Women's Sports Foundation

      1899 Hempstead Turnpike Suite 400

      East Meadow, NY 11554

      1-800-227-3988

      womenssportsfoundation.org

    RYKA Women’s Fitness Grant

    • The RYKA Women’s Fitness Grant is offered to programs and organizations that provide health and fitness opportunities to women. This grant requires an application to be completed by September 1st and awards a one-time grant between $5,000 and $10,000 to the selected applicants. In order to apply for this grant opportunity, the organization must provide educational materials that reflect how the organization is benefiting females athletically, emotionally, developmentally and physically.

      Women's Sports Foundation

      Eisenhower Park

      Eisenhower Meadow, NY 11554

      1-800-227-3988

      womensSportsFoundation.org

    Brenda Weare Leadership Scholarship

    • Another sports leadership grant for women pursuing careers in sports is the Brenda Weare Leadership grant. This grant is for women that display similar qualities to that of Brenda Weare, a longtime collegiate athletic administrator, such as courage, dedication, hard work, fearlessness and leadership skills. To apply for this grant, women must be members of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) that have graduated from the Institute of Administrative Advancement desires. The recipient is awarded monies to assist with the registration fees of up to $300 for the NACWAA National Convention and to absorb up to $500 of the cost for the NCAA/NACWAA Leadership Enhancement Institute.

      NACWAA

      2000 Baltimore, Ste. 100

      Kansas City, MO 64108

      816-389-8200

      nacwaa.org